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DeSoto sheriff outlines regional helicopter plan; Shreveport council hears proposal to share operating costs
Summary
DeSoto Parish Sheriff Jason Richardson told the Shreveport City Council that his office has acquired a jet ranger helicopter being refitted with mapping and FLIR equipment and intends to base it in Stonewall for regional use.
DeSoto Parish Sheriff Jason Richardson told the Shreveport City Council that his office has acquired a jet ranger helicopter being refitted with mapping and FLIR (forward-looking infrared) equipment and intends to base it in Stonewall for regional use.
Richardson said the aircraft will include the latest mapping technology, FLIR, and radio communications that allow the helicopter crew to see and share unit locations with ground officers. He described a cooperative funding model in which participating agencies would share operating expenses and estimated the cap at about $150,000 per agency. “To have air support...to respond to an officer in a pursuit and a foot pursuit in 2 and a half to 3 minutes is something that we've never experienced…
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